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Upgrade L1 contracts using op-deployer

Upgrade L1 contracts using op-deployer

op-deployer simplifies the process of deploying and upgrading the OP Stack. Using the upgrade command, you can upgrade a chain from one version to the next.

It consists of several subcommands, one for each upgrade version. Think of it like a database migration: each upgrade command upgrades a chain from exactly one previous version to the next. A chain that is several versions behind can be upgraded to the latest version by running multiple upgrade commands in sequence.

Unlike the bootstrap or apply commands, upgrade does not directly interact with the chain. Instead, it generates calldata. You can then use this calldata with cast, Gnosis SAFE, or whatever tooling you use to manage your L1.

Limitations of upgrade

There are a few limitations to upgrade:

Using the standard OP Contracts Manager currently requires you to be using the standard shared SuperchainConfig contract. If you're not using this, you will need to utilize the bootstrap command to deploy your own Superchain target, including your own opcm instance.

Using upgrade

Install op-deployer

Install op-deployer from source or pre-built binary.

Create a config.json file

Create a config.json file using the following example:

{
  "prank": "<address of the contract of the L1 ProxyAdmin owner>",
  "opcm": "<address of the chain's OPCM>",
  "chainConfigs": [
    {
      "systemConfigProxy": "<address of the chain's system config proxy>",
      "proxyAdmin": "<address of the chain's proxy admin>",
      "absolutePrestate": "<32-byte hash of the chain's absolute prestate>"
    }
  ]
}

The standard OPCM instances (opcm in the example above) and absolute prestates (absolutePrestate) are found in the superchain registry:

Generate calldata

Run the following command:

op-deployer upgrade <version> \
  --config <path to config JSON>

version must be either major release 2.0 or higher.

The output should look like:

{
  "to": "<maps to the prank address>",
  "data": "<calldata>",
  "value": "0x0"
}

Now you have the calldata that can be executed onchain to perform the L1 contract upgrade. You should simulate this upgrade and make sure the changes are expected. You can reference the validation files of previously executed upgrade tasks in the superchain-ops repo (opens in a new tab) to see what the expected changes are. Once you're confident the state changes are expected, you can sign and execute the upgrade.